The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 132 Hidden Power, Prince Jin's Transformation
Prince Zhu Gang of Jin understood that Zhu Xiong Ying's plan was simply to use Wang Yue Min to lure out the scouts behind him.

"Third Uncle, ordinary people may not be able to deal with the scouts, but the men in my hands are not ordinary people!"

"You'll find out once you accompany your nephew on that trip, Uncle!"

The two arrived at Zijing Mountain outside Yingtian Prefecture under the protection of the West Depot agents.

To the west of Zijing Mountain lies a highland with a natural forest where virtually no one ever appears.

Prince Zhu Gang of Jin was curious as to why Zhu Xiong Ying had brought him here. Soon after they went inside, Zhu Xiong Ying suddenly stopped.

Indeed, two people appeared before them. The two were dressed in black and held a very strange dagger in their hands.

Prince Zhu Gang of Jin looked at the two men with unease, fearing they might be assassins, his right hand resting on the sword at his waist.

The two men knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Xiong Ying.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Rise, no need for formalities. Take me to the camp!"

After the two men in black got up, they clapped their hands and several more people emerged from the nearby woods. Each of them carried a crossbow, which gleamed with a ghostly blue light.

Prince Zhu Gang of Jin broke out in a cold sweat. Clearly, all of these crossbow bolts were poisoned. The key point was that they must have been there for a long time without them noticing. If these were enemies, they would probably have died before they even noticed them.

However, it now seems that these people were trained by Zhu Xiong Ying.

"U.A., were all these people trained by you?"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded and led Prince Jin, Zhu Gang, to one of the camps inside.

At this moment, the two people were already waiting at the camp gate.

After Zhu Xiong Ying arrived, one person rushed out from inside.

"U.A., you've finally arrived! I've been so bored of being here for the past few days!"

The person who arrived was Xu Zengshou.

Ever since Zhu Xiong Ying rescued Xu Zeng Shou from Xu Da's clutches, he has had him train troops in this place. The young man standing next to Xu Zeng Shou is Zhu Neng, whom Zhu Xiong Ying recruited from the north.

Prince Zhu Gang of Jin looked at Xu Zengshou with disbelief.

"It's you?"

This force was trained by Xu Zengshou, which means that Duke Xu Da of Wei probably knew about it as well.

I recall that a few days ago, in the imperial court, the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Yunwen, with the support of the civil officials, came to the court to challenge Zhu Xiong Ying.

It now seems that Zhu Xiong Ying's position is as solid as a rock. Liang Guo Gong Lan Yu and Zheng Guo Gong Chang Mao naturally support Zhu Xiong Ying, in addition to Wei Guo Gong Xu Da who secretly sides with him.

With such power present, even if Zhu Yunwen jumps around frantically, it won't amount to anything.

"Why is His Highness Prince Jin here as well?"

"Third Uncle, these two are the commanders of my troops. Brother Zengshou, you know them. The one next to him is his deputy, Zhu Neng!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zengshou couldn't wait to speak.

"U.A., where did you find such a warrior? He's born to be a great general!"

The person Xu Zengshou was referring to was his deputy general, Zhu Neng. Initially, Zhu Xiong Ying had placed Zhu Neng in the military camp as his deputy general, but Zhu Neng was quite unwilling.

Xu Zengshou learned most of his military strategies from Xu Da, so naturally he didn't want any other people to come in through connections.

However, when he saw Zhu Neng defeat several skilled fighters on the training ground on the very first day, even Xu Zengshou, who displayed remarkable talent, he realized that regardless of his training ability, he might not be Zhu Neng's match in terms of individual strength.

The group entered the military camp and saw people dressed in black training clothes training inside.

However, these people's training methods are completely different from those outside, focusing on physical strength, balance, endurance, speed, and specialized assassination techniques.

Especially their assassination techniques, which were all military-style, without any fancy tricks, and were all deadly.

This technique was evolved by Zhu Xiong Ying from the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands technique used in later armies, and almost all of them are killing moves.

Such an army, when deployed on the battlefield, would be a formidable weapon.

Even Prince Zhu Gang of Jin was envious when he saw it.

"U.A., you trained all these people?"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded smugly.

"Of course, this power is extremely secretive. Apart from me and Duke Xu Da of Wei, no one else knows about it. Even my grandfather and grandmother didn't know about its existence. My third uncle is the first person to know!"

Prince Zhu Gang of Jin was deeply moved upon hearing this, realizing that his nephew still trusted him.

At this point, he patted his chest.

"Don't worry, U.A., I won't tell anyone about this!"

Zhu Xiong Ying arrived and explained his purpose, much to everyone's surprise.

Xu Zengshou, in particular, was filled with hatred.

"I never imagined that these Northern Yuan people would hide such a force. It's truly hateful. Your Highness, rest assured, our troops have all undergone rigorous training using your methods. Moreover, they were all handpicked from the military camps, each one capable of taking on ten men. Leave this matter to us!"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded.

"Select three hundred skilled soldiers from this force and hand them over to my third uncle. The rest of the soldiers continue training. Before long, the army's grand competition will be held, and I hope that your force can win the championship!"

Xu Zengshou was somewhat disappointed to hear that this task had not been assigned to him, but his eyes became even more determined.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, this humble general will absolutely not disappoint your expectations!"

Prince Zhu Gang of Jin selected three hundred elite soldiers from this army and was overjoyed. With such an army at his disposal, a small scout unit would be a piece of cake.

So Zhu Xiong Ying told Prince Zhu Gang of Jin about his plan.

"Third Uncle, if I succeed to the throne in the future, you uncles will all be border kings guarding the frontier for me. There are many things I will need to rely on you uncles for!"

"The world is vast. Genghis Khan conquered forty countries along his westward expedition, and there are still many countries in the west. My hope is that in my lifetime I can conquer a large territory to the west, not just be limited to the Central Plains!"

"The West is too far away and difficult to manage, but it has abundant resources and a large population. Therefore, Third Uncle, your goal should not be limited to the State of Jin or the land of Jin, but should be the wider world!"

"So, Third Uncle, you need to discipline yourself well and learn more skills. Xiong Ying will need your help in many ways in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhu Gang of Jin felt his blood boil. He never expected that his eldest nephew would have such lofty ambitions.

(End of this chapter)